The First Annual Natural Parents Network Cross-Country Get Together

On the weekend of October 8 some of the amazing women and men who work hard to make Natural Parents Network the wonderful community and resource that it is got together for a meet-up at two locations across the U.S. — the Midwest and the Northwest. This was the first time that many of the volunteers have met in person after a year of collaborating on this amazing website. Please scroll to the bottom of this post for a list of links so that you can read what some of the other volunteers had to say about this incredible First Annual Natural Parents Network Team Get-Together!

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Most of the volunteers at the Midwest get together

Many of the volunteers who make Natural Parents Network fabulous met in two different locations last week for our first ever get together. Thirteen volunteers and their families met at Dionna’s house in Kansas City, and eight volunteers and their families met in Seattle at Moorea’s house. On Sunday evening, we also connected via video chat with several more volunteers who were with us in spirit, but could not drive or fly to one of the two locations.

The Northwest volunteers

Today many of the volunteers are posting about the get togethers on their own sites – you can find links at the end of this post. We also wanted to thank some of the companies who generously donated product samples or offered coupon codes to our volunteers – we were able to create some fun “welcome bags” for the Midwest volunteers with the samples, since they came in for the whole weekend. The coupon codes are good for all NPN volunteers!

Thank you for making our gatherings special and for supporting our community of volunteers!

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To learn more about all the members of the Natural Parents Network team, visit our about page. To become a volunteer for NPN, first please check out what we’re in need of, then contact us if you’re interested in helping out. Here’s information about some of our lovely volunteers, including all of those who are writing about the gathering today:

About The Author: Dionna

Dionna is co-founder of Natural Parents Network. She blogs about natural parenting and life with a toddler-almost-preschooler at Code Name: Mama. She also co-founded NursingFreedom.org, a site dedicated to normalizing breastfeeding anytime, anywhere.

Get to know some of our fabulous NPN Volunteers!

Kat from Heart and Wisdom Birth is one of our wonderful volunteers. With lots of heart and a love of fun, Kat puts her loving and supportive personality to work as a doula and parent coach in New Brunswick, Canada. Be sure to look her up if you're nearby!

Megan from The Boho Mama is one of our fantastic authors. When she's not writing for NPN you can find her at her blog the Pacific Northwest, parenting twin girls, being AP and mama-hood in general. You'll also find her gorgeous handmade ring slings on Etsy - visit Boho Mama for the link!

Vidya from VidyaSury helps spread the word about NPN as one of our Social Media volunteers. When she's not stumbling our posts she's working from home as a freelance author / blogger. Being mother to a teenage son, learning languages and a sunny personality are all part of Vidya's life in Southern India. Stop by her blog(s) for smiles and inspiration!

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